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authorDaniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>2021-01-27 15:59:05 +0000
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Merging upstream version 1.9.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
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+2021-01-03 Antonio Diaz Diaz <antonio@gnu.org>
+
+ * Version 1.9 released.
+ * main.cc (main): Report an error if a file name is empty.
+ Make '-o' behave like '-c', but writing to file instead of stdout.
+ Make '-c' and '-o' check whether the output is a terminal only once.
+ Do not open output if input is a terminal.
+ * main.cc: New option '--check-lib'.
+ * Replace 'decompressed', 'compressed' with 'out', 'in' in output.
+ * decompress.cc, dec_stream.cc, dec_stdout.cc:
+ Continue testing if any input file fails the test.
+ Show the largest dictionary size in a multimember file.
+ * main.cc: Show final diagnostic when testing multiple files.
+ * decompress.cc, dec_stream.cc [LZ_API_VERSION >= 1012]: Avoid
+ copying decompressed data when testing with lzlib 1.12 or newer.
+ * compress.cc, dec_stream.cc: Start only the worker threads required.
+ * dec_stream.cc: Splitter stops reading when trailing data is found.
+ Don't include trailing data in the compressed size shown.
+ Use plain comparison instead of Boyer-Moore to search for headers.
+ * lzip_index.cc: Improve messages for corruption in last header.
+ * decompress.cc: Shorten messages 'Data error' and 'Unexpected EOF'.
+ * main.cc: Set a valid invocation_name even if argc == 0.
+ * Document extraction from tar.lz in manual, '--help', and man page.
+ * plzip.texi (Introduction): Mention tarlz as an alternative.
+ * plzip.texi: Several fixes and improvements.
+ * testsuite: Add 8 new test files.
+
2019-01-05 Antonio Diaz Diaz <antonio@gnu.org>
* Version 1.8 released.
- * File_* renamed to Lzip_*.
- * main.cc: Added new options '--in-slots' and '--out-slots'.
- * main.cc: Increased default in_slots per worker from 2 to 4.
- * main.cc: Increased default out_slots per worker from 32 to 64.
+ * Rename File_* to Lzip_*.
+ * main.cc: New options '--in-slots' and '--out-slots'.
+ * main.cc: Increase default in_slots per worker from 2 to 4.
+ * main.cc: Increase default out_slots per worker from 32 to 64.
* lzip.h (Lzip_trailer): New function 'verify_consistency'.
* lzip_index.cc: Detect some kinds of corrupt trailers.
* main.cc (main): Check return value of close( infd ).
- * plzip.texi: Improved description of '-0..-9', '-m' and '-s'.
- * configure: Added new option '--with-mingw'.
+ * plzip.texi: Improve description of '-0..-9', '-m', and '-s'.
+ * configure: New option '--with-mingw'.
* configure: Accept appending to CXXFLAGS, 'CXXFLAGS+=OPTIONS'.
* INSTALL: Document use of CXXFLAGS+='-D __USE_MINGW_ANSI_STDIO'.
@@ -20,19 +47,19 @@
packet queue by a circular buffer to reduce memory fragmentation.
* compress.cc: Return one empty packet at a time to reduce mem use.
* main.cc: Reduce threads on 32 bit systems to use under 2.22 GiB.
- * main.cc: Added new option '--loose-trailing'.
- * Improved corrupt header detection to HD=3 on seekable files.
+ * main.cc: New option '--loose-trailing'.
+ * Improve corrupt header detection to HD = 3 on seekable files.
(On all files with lzlib 1.10 or newer).
- * Replaced 'bits/byte' with inverse compression ratio in output.
+ * Replace 'bits/byte' with inverse compression ratio in output.
* Show progress of decompression at verbosity level 2 (-vv).
* Show progress of (de)compression only if stderr is a terminal.
* main.cc: Do not add a second .lz extension to the arg of -o.
* Show dictionary size at verbosity level 4 (-vvvv).
* main.cc (cleanup_and_fail): Suppress messages from other threads.
- * list.cc: Added missing '#include <pthread.h>'.
- * plzip.texi: Added chapter 'Output'.
- * plzip.texi (Memory requirements): Added table.
- * plzip.texi (Program design): Added a block diagram.
+ * list.cc: Add missing '#include <pthread.h>'.
+ * plzip.texi: New chapter 'Output'.
+ * plzip.texi (Memory requirements): Add table.
+ * plzip.texi (Program design): Add a block diagram.
2017-04-12 Antonio Diaz Diaz <antonio@gnu.org>
@@ -41,15 +68,15 @@
* Don't allow mixing different operations (-d, -l or -t).
* main.cc: Continue testing if any input file is a terminal.
* lzip_index.cc: Improve detection of bad dict and trailing data.
- * lzip.h: Unified messages for bad magic, trailing data, etc.
+ * lzip.h: Unify messages for bad magic, trailing data, etc.
2016-05-14 Antonio Diaz Diaz <antonio@gnu.org>
* Version 1.5 released.
- * main.cc: Added new option '-a, --trailing-error'.
+ * main.cc: New option '-a, --trailing-error'.
* main.cc (main): Delete '--output' file if infd is a terminal.
* main.cc (main): Don't use stdin more than once.
- * plzip.texi: Added chapters 'Trailing data' and 'Examples'.
+ * plzip.texi: New chapters 'Trailing data' and 'Examples'.
* configure: Avoid warning on some shells when testing for g++.
* Makefile.in: Detect the existence of install-info.
* check.sh: A POSIX shell is required to run the tests.
@@ -65,20 +92,20 @@
* Version 1.3 released.
* dec_stream.cc: Don't use output packets or muxer when testing.
* Make '-dvvv' and '-tvvv' show dictionary size like lzip.
- * lzip.h: Added missing 'const' to the declaration of 'compress'.
- * plzip.texi: Added chapters 'Memory requirements' and
+ * lzip.h: Add missing 'const' to the declaration of 'compress'.
+ * plzip.texi: New chapters 'Memory requirements' and
'Minimum file sizes'.
- * Makefile.in: Added new targets 'install*-compress'.
+ * Makefile.in: New targets 'install*-compress'.
2014-08-29 Antonio Diaz Diaz <antonio@gnu.org>
* Version 1.2 released.
* main.cc (close_and_set_permissions): Behave like 'cp -p'.
- * dec_stdout.cc dec_stream.cc: Make 'slot_av' a vector to limit
+ * dec_stdout.cc, dec_stream.cc: Make 'slot_av' a vector to limit
the number of packets produced by each worker individually.
- * plzip.texinfo: Renamed to plzip.texi.
- * plzip.texi: Documented the approximate amount of memory required.
- * License changed to GPL version 2 or later.
+ * plzip.texinfo: Rename to plzip.texi.
+ * plzip.texi: Document the approximate amount of memory required.
+ * Change license to GPL version 2 or later.
2013-09-17 Antonio Diaz Diaz <antonio@gnu.org>
@@ -89,14 +116,13 @@
2013-05-29 Antonio Diaz Diaz <antonio@gnu.org>
* Version 1.0 released.
- * compress.cc: 'deliver_packet' changed to 'deliver_packets'.
+ * compress.cc: Change 'deliver_packet' to 'deliver_packets'.
* Scalability of decompression from/to regular files has been
increased by removing splitter and muxer when not needed.
* The number of worker threads is now limited to the number of
members when decompressing from a regular file.
* configure: Options now accept a separate argument.
- * Makefile.in: Added new target 'install-as-lzip'.
- * Makefile.in: Added new target 'install-bin'.
+ * Makefile.in: New targets 'install-as-lzip' and 'install-bin'.
* main.cc: Use 'setmode' instead of '_setmode' on Windows and OS/2.
* main.cc: Define 'strtoull' to 'std::strtoul' on Windows.
@@ -104,17 +130,17 @@
* Version 0.9 released.
* Minor fixes and cleanups.
- * configure: 'datadir' renamed to 'datarootdir'.
+ * configure: Rename 'datadir' to 'datarootdir'.
2012-01-17 Antonio Diaz Diaz <ant_diaz@teleline.es>
* Version 0.8 released.
- * main.cc: Added new option '-F, --recompress'.
+ * main.cc: New option '-F, --recompress'.
* decompress.cc (decompress): Show compression ratio.
* main.cc (close_and_set_permissions): Inability to change output
file attributes has been downgraded from error to warning.
* Small change in '--help' output and man page.
- * Changed quote characters in messages as advised by GNU Standards.
+ * Change quote characters in messages as advised by GNU Standards.
* main.cc: Set stdin/stdout in binary mode on OS2.
* compress.cc: Reduce memory use of compressed packets.
* decompress.cc: Use Boyer-Moore algorithm to search for headers.
@@ -128,15 +154,16 @@
produced by workers to limit the amount of memory used.
* main.cc (open_instream): Don't show the message
" and '--stdout' was not specified" for directories, etc.
- * main.cc: Fixed warning about fchown return value being ignored.
- * testsuite: 'test1' renamed to 'test.txt'. Added new tests.
+ Exit with status 1 if any output file exists and is skipped.
+ * main.cc: Fix warning about fchown return value being ignored.
+ * testsuite: Rename 'test1' to 'test.txt'. New tests.
2010-03-20 Antonio Diaz Diaz <ant_diaz@teleline.es>
* Version 0.6 released.
* Small portability fixes.
- * plzip.texinfo: Added chapter 'Program Design' and description
- of option '--threads'.
+ * plzip.texinfo: New chapter 'Program Design'.
+ Add missing description of option '-n, --threads'.
* Debug stats have been fixed.
2010-02-10 Antonio Diaz Diaz <ant_diaz@teleline.es>
@@ -154,7 +181,7 @@
2010-01-24 Antonio Diaz Diaz <ant_diaz@teleline.es>
* Version 0.3 released.
- * Implemented option '--data-size'.
+ * New option '-B, --data-size'.
* Output file is now removed if plzip is interrupted.
* This version automatically chooses the smallest possible
dictionary size for each member during compression, saving
@@ -164,15 +191,14 @@
2010-01-17 Antonio Diaz Diaz <ant_diaz@teleline.es>
* Version 0.2 released.
- * Implemented option '--dictionary-size'.
- * Implemented option '--match-length'.
+ * New options '-s, --dictionary-size' and '-m, --match-length'.
* 'lacos_rbtree' has been replaced with a circular buffer.
2009-12-05 Antonio Diaz Diaz <ant_diaz@teleline.es>
* Version 0.1 released.
* This version is based on llzip-0.03 (2009-11-21), written by
- Laszlo Ersek <lacos@caesar.elte.hu>.
+ Laszlo Ersek <lacos@caesar.elte.hu>. Thanks Laszlo!
From llzip-0.03/README:
llzip is a hack on my lbzip2-0.17 release. I ripped out the
@@ -184,8 +210,8 @@
until something better appears on the net.
-Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Antonio Diaz Diaz.
+Copyright (C) 2009-2021 Antonio Diaz Diaz.
This file is a collection of facts, and thus it is not copyrightable,
-but just in case, you have unlimited permission to copy, distribute and
+but just in case, you have unlimited permission to copy, distribute, and
modify it.